Garment supporter



F'. L. WERNER.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

- APPLICATION FILED APR. 2o, I92I.

, 1,413,696.' Patnwd Apr. 25, 1922.

sin 02222222/ PATENT :FRED L. WERNER, or SANDUSKY, o mo.- w

Gear/inn@ surron'rna.

, Application sied Amai 2o, 192i. serial no. 462,968. p

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Fran) L. VERNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sandusky, in the county of Erie and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and use-l ful Improvements in Garment Supporters,of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings. t

Considerable'ditiiculty has been experienced in keeping mens shirts frompulling out of the trousers, particularly at the back, or the trousersslipping down, when wear- ,ing belts, and various articles have beendevised for overcoming these conditions, but they have been foundinefficient, impractical, as well as more or less complicated andexpensive, therefore the purpose of the present invention consists in animproved garment supporter vbetween the shirt and the trousers, so thatthe pressu'reof the belt, or even the waist band of the trousers,cooperating with the supporter, will act to overcome these difficulties;

Another 4purpose is to provide a supporter,v which is v'ery Vsimple andinexpensive in construction, and has been found t0 perform the act ofsupporting the trousers and preventing the pulling out of the shirt fromthe trousers, in such wise as notv to tear the shirt or the inner waistband lining of the trousers, and support the trousers comfortably, andhold the trousers where they are first arranged when dressing.

Still another purpose consists in the pro-Y vision of a. supportercomprising a male and female member, one fitting within the other, andconstructed of some suitable pliable or flexible material and ydesignedto fasten to the shirt, there being a narrow strapl or band or strip offabric attached to the inner lining of the waist band of the trousers,to engage over the female member, when the belt is drawn tight about Yfthe trousers,

thereby holding and supporting the trousers in proper position.

While the design and construction at present illustrated and set forthis deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result of a reduction ofthe invention to a more practical form` for commercial purposes, theinvention may be susceptible of changes, and the right to these changesis claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope of what isclaimed.

YThe invention comprises further features and combination of parts aswill be hereinafter set forth, shown /n the drawings and claimed. i Y

In the-drawingszp 'Figure l is a view showing the application of theimproved garment supporter constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view online 2 2 of Figure l, showing how thesupporter is connected to the shirt, anldhowv a portion of the supporterengages under the strap of the trousers. A

Figure 3 is a perspective lview of the male 'and female member of thegarment supporter as applied to the shirt.

Figure l is a detail perspective view ofa portion of the trousersshowing the strip or strap 'as applied to the inner lining of the Waistband. v

Figure 5 vis a detail perspective view of the male member of thesupporter.

Figure 6 is a sectional View through the femaleA member of thesupporter.

Figure 7 is a View of a portion of a pair of-trousers and a portion of ashirt extending thereinto, with a portion'of the trousers cut awayshowing the male fastenerin dotted lines behind the shirt, the f femalefastenerin section, with the supporting stri-p engaged between the shirtand the-female fastener. f

Referring'to the drawings, 1 designates a portion of a shirt lor othergarment and 2 designates a portion of a garment to be supported,preferably a pair of trousers, andl 3 and 4 designate the male andfemale members of the supporter.

The male member is substantially in the form of a button, comprising abase 5, which is of a relatively large diameter, and extending from oneface of the base is a contracted shank 6 terminating in a head 7 whichis ,of a diameter relatively less than the diameter Vof the base 5. Thefemale member is in the form of a ring, considerably larger in diameterthan the base 5 of the male member, and is relatively thick and has anopening 9 vof a diameter relativelyL less than the diameter of the head,it being necessary to stretch the ring, to make the opening telescope oritover the head of the shank, particularly when the shirt is stretchedover the head of the male member.

In order to fasten` the supporter lto the shirt, the malemember isdisposed on one side of the shirt, the head of the shank isSpecification of Letters Patent.` Patented Appr, 25, 1922. ,Y

engaged with the shirt, the shirt material is Y held about the shank,then the head of the shank with the shirt material over the saine isforced through the opening ofthe ring, thereby holding the trousers fromslipping and preventing the shirt from pulling out of the trousers. Thering is placed on the exterior of Ythe shirt, While the malevmember isplaced on the interior of the shirt. A short fabric strap or band l0 isstitched or otherwise fastened to the lining of the Waist band of thetrousersand is designed to engage with the ring, disposed on the er;-terior of the shirt,- and though a usual belt is employed for tighteningthe waistband of the trousers, at a point above the ringof a supporter7the belt may be eliminated and the Waist band of the trousers drawntight. thereby allowing the trousers to be supported so as not to slipdown as to prevent the shirt from pulling out. However the belt ispreferably7 usedv in order to insure holding the trousers sufficientlyup over the edges of the ring. The strapon the inner face of thetrousers is designed to engage the ringof the supporter. hence insuringsupporting the trousers. The male and female members of the garmentsupporter may be constructed of any suitable pliable or yieldablematerial preferably rubberi so that the ring may be stretched over thehead of the shank of the button,'when placed under the shirt, and alsoto prevent tearing of the shirt or the inner surface of the trousers.

It is to Vbe understood that the tape or strip l() may be placed at anysuitable location on the'inside4 of the trousers. It may be 'strip 10 isshovvn as being located on the trousers ata point below the belt 2a,While in Figure 7 the tape or strip is disposed so that the button mayslip in place directly inside of the belt line, in other Words so thatthe belt Will engage directly over the fastener and over the tape, toinsure supporting the trousers and holding the shirt down. p Y

The tape and the fastener or support may be located so as to be Worndirectly over the hip bone, or in front of the same, as may be foundbest suited to the wearer.

rlfhe invention having been set forth, what is claimed as being usefulis:

l. In combination a strap secured to the inner surface of a Waist bandof a garment to be supported, a headed member of pli- Aable material,and an apertured member adapted to engage over the headed member andunder the strap. 2. In a garment supporter 1n combination a strapsecured to the inner surface of the waist bandr of the garment to besupported,y

a male member having a pliablevheady and a reduced neck7 and a flexiblefemale member having an aperture smaller than the head and adapted toreceive said head, said y l female member adapted to be engaged underthe strap.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix Amy signature.

FRED L. WERNER.

